WHITE FLINT SECTOR PLAN PHASE I PRESENTATION Montgomery County Planning Board April 13, Luxmanor Citizens Association

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1 WHITE FLINT SECTOR PLAN PHASE I PRESENTATION Montgomery County Planning Board April 13, 2009 Luxmanor Citizens Association

2 An Inclusive Master Plan The Vision of a Better Community Pedestrian oriented Mass transit - easily accessible Publicly-owned green spaces Public Art Neighborhood involvement New communities Best Management Practices to restore the natural environment Sustainable Development

3 Pedestrian Oriented Wide sidewalks Open-to-the-street markets and shops Significant, visible Bicycle parking areas Pedestrian-oriented signalization Easily accessible mass transit

4 Mass Transit Additional mass transit is REQUIRED for any plan to work Mass transit is REQUIRED for easy access to metro and buses Additional neighborhood friendly public transit is REQUIRED so neighbors in surrounding communities can access mass transit without using their cars

5 Mass Transit The plan will not work and is not sustainable without additional mass transit, outside the Sector The Advisory Group agreed that additional significant mass transit and not ephemeral circulator buses was required The revised plan must include significant mass transit to accommodate 20,000 new jobs and residents of ~10,000 new residences

6 Publicly-Owned Streets and Green Spaces Streets must be publicly owned First amendment rights must be protected Green spaces must be publicly owned and maintained Green spaces must be designed with community input

7 Publicly-owned Streets and Green Spaces Model: Solar1, at Solar1 is a highly successful neighborhood/government partnership Protects and maintains public parks Provides environmental education Involves citizens in the public process Funding: percent of revenue from nearby parking facilities

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9 Volunteer in Stuyvesant Cove Park Stuy Cove Park has both a dedicated group of volunteers that help take care of the beds and planters, and periodic public volunteer days. Volunteer days will show up on the events calendar. If you would like to be one of our dedicated group of volunteers go to the contact page and send us a message.

10 Stuyvesant Cove Park 1.9 acres Formerly a concrete factory and other industrial uses Green Master Plan Public Open Space Stuyvesant Cove Park now represents a shift in civic values and community land use.

11 Public Art Public Art must be a part of the new environment Model: Seattle DOT Art Master Plan htm Required in the WF Master Plan: a section on Public Art

12 Public Art Seattle DOT Art Master Plan

13 Public Art A plan of action comprehensively detailing how Seattle can become a national leader in creating a more humane, layered, beautiful and relevant transportation system. It offers a completely new methodology for rethinking the practicality and use of our shared right-of-way. By employing the work of artists, the creativity of citizens and the ingenuity of SDOT employees, the gradual implementation of this plan will contribute significantly to a Seattle whose streets and sidewalks celebrate life, discovery and creativity.

14 Public Art Hired an Artist-in-Residence Produced: Book I: The Diagnosis the big picture of art in the right-of-way Book II: The Toolkit a reference for project managers and special projects ideas Book III: Sidewalk Survey a visual encyclopedia of creativity in the right of way

15 Public Art Directions: Work with existing neighborhood artists to develop a section in the WF Draft Plan on Public Art Reach out in a verifiable way to neighbors and citizens in a Democratic process

16 Neighborhood Involvement Hold discussions with surrounding neighbors in a verifiable, transparent manner Record comments and provide feedback in a comment matrix that is accessible to all and is part of the Master Plan record Continue to keep the Meeting Log current Create a mechanism to make sure the residential landowners are on an equal footing with the commercial landowners Verify that surrounding neighbors have been involved in the Master Plan Process

17 New Communities Required: Library Schools that are not over-crowded Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Parks, small and larger

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20 Best Management Practices White Flint exists in a natural environment and known watershed Emphasis must be on restorative practices

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23 Best Management Practices The Upper Rock Creek watershed contains many miles of small headwater streams unlike Lower Rock Creek, where prior development piped many headwater areas, impacting aquatic habitat and stream systems The high level of development and lack of stormwater controls have led to unmitigated flows that have damaged Rock Creek and its tributaries MDE has identified the Rock Creek Watershed in Montgomery County in the State s 303(d) regulation as impaired by nutrients, sediments, fecal bacteria, and impacts to biological communities (MDE, 2006)

24 Best Management Practices Directions: Section on sustainability focused on Restoration and Repair BMPs regarding restoration of Rock Creek BMPs to decrease CO2 substantially

25 Sustainable Development Practice Restorative Redevelopment Increase the resource efficiency of facilities and buildings Reduce pollution from vehicles Build and Buy Green Work towards reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduce the use of pesticides Protect and restore the urban creeks and streams Promote Environmental Stewardship Encourage residents to drive less Improve and optimize Transportation Infrastructure Improve and expand the Green Infrastructure

26 The Devil is in the Details Wall Park Access from existing neighborhoods to public transit Building Heights Appropriate Density Neighborhood/Government Partnerships

27 Wall Park Very important to our neighborhood A large community of swimmers in our neighborhood Little attempt by Planning to contact the neighborhood or the swimming community One community meeting to date, at our behest

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40 Wall Park Directions: Verifiable Public Involvement Transparent Public Process Interaction with surrounding community Comment matrix accessible to the public A model of Park development that is a twoway street

41 Access to Public Transit Now: Existing neighborhoods cannot access public transit Bus signs are confusing Bus stops are in dangerous locations It is not possible to walk to the metro Street crossings are dangerous; signalization is designed for auto traffic

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43 Access to Public Transit Directions: Solution: Easy access to public transit via Luxmanor Jitney, a small van that is in the neighborhood linking the neighborhood to the White Flint Sector Bus Signs: Easy to read; inviting; destination and times written ON THE BUS SIGN Bus stops in areas with sidewalks and cross walks Slow traffic; fix signalization so it is pedestrian and bicycle friendly; provide signalization as in DC

44 Building Heights 300 feet is too tall 500 feet is too tall type LCA Balloon Test in the search box There are no 300-ft tall buildings in the Mid-Atlantic region Washington DC has height limit White Flint Phase II shares a boundary with Neilwood Drive and Danville Drive, residential neighborhoods with one story and two story homes

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46 Red Balloon at 300 Feet

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48 Building Heights Solution: Limit heights Explicit height limits in the WF Master Plan Do not allow inappropriate building heights along the Rockville Pike or along Executive Boulevard Do not allow Vertical Sprawl

49 Appropriate Density Density must be in keeping with expectations of the citizens and residential landowners of the County Solution: limit density in the plan in accordance with public transit and sustainability conduct a public, transparent discussion on whether the county residents want to urbanize

50 Neighborhood/Government Partnerships Directions: Work continually with the neighborhoods and residential landowners Listen to the residential landowners for creative solutions Build a democratic, transparent system

51 End Questions?